Makara beach coastal track (extended)

Sunday, January 12, 2014

Description: The high cliffs and spectacular views that are features of Makara have for centuries provided the people of the area with good vantage points for the defence of their land. Makara Walkway is a 6 km loop, climbing to vantage points with spectacular views, and returning along the beach.

A Ngati Ira pa site lies on the promontory at the western end of Fisherman's Bay, and gun emplacements at the top of the cliffs mark the position of Fort Opau, which was garrisoned by 100 soldiers during World War II.

Plan: Starting at Makara Beach we'll walk along the coast before climbing up some steep hills till we reach the gun emplacements. We will then walk to the wind farms and Opau Bay finally returning along the coastline to Makara. Followed by drinks and curly fries at the Sprig & Fern!! :)

The walk is probably somewhere between 10-15 kms which should take 3-4 hours and we can stop for lunch somewhere along the way.

A former member

I hate having to cancel stuff but the weather is awful out there. It's tough standing still on the top of Mt. Victoria right now so it would too risky to walk at Makara.
This is the second time I've had to cancel this walk at Makara because of the winds so the next time I put it up it will probably be a very short notice thing if I see the weather is good.

Sorry for any inconvenience it will cause and I hope everyone has a lovely Sunday :)

A former member

If Metservice's current prediction for tomorrow is accurate this walk will go ahead. However if it changes for the worse tomorrow morning I'll be cancelling it as it isn't safe walking on the ridge in strong winds.
I'll be driving from Mt. Victoria around 9:30am tomorrow if anyone needs a lift. My number is[masked]

A former member

Ranjan - great - easy it sure will be! I sent you a mail with me contact details via Meetup. Not sure how those mails work. [ Not sure if someone in Honolulu would get a surprise in his inbox and wonder all his life why he got offered a lift in a city 10000kms away! ] Anyway, if you do not get any mail, pls let me know as a reply to this message here. I seem to be able to pick up these messages at least :)

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